Izilwane ezikhishwe ngokugawulwa kwemithi ziye zaxabana nabalimi base-Ivory Coast. Batakulwa yi-International Fund for Animal Welfare. Uhlobo olusengozini yokushabalala lwendlovu yasehlathini yase-Afrika (cishe izindlovu zasehlathini ezingaba ngu-100000 kuphela ezisele endle) lucekele phansi amapulazi nezitshalo e-Ivory Coast, okubangele usongo lokudubula kubalimi. Izindlovu zixoshwa ezindaweni ezihlala kuzo ngokugawula nokumba.
Izindlovu zasehlathini zithandwa kakhulu abazingeli ngenxa yokwanda kohwebo olungekho emthethweni lwamazinyo endlovu eChina. Njengoba zixoshwa endaweni yazo, lezi zindlovu zicekele phansi amapulazi aseduze kwaseDaloa, okuyikhaya labantu abangu-170.
Umsebenzi we-WWF wawungelula, njengoba izindlovu zinzima kakhulu ukuzilandela emahlathini aminyene. Ngokungafani nezindlovu ezinkulu ze-savannah, izindlovu zasehlathini zihlala kuphela emahlathini amaphakathi nentshonalanga ye-Afrika, anyakaziswa izimpi nezimboni ezinzima. Naphezu kwesisindo esingamathani amahlanu, izindlovu aziphephile ngisho naseziqiwini zezwe, njengoba abazingeli ngokungemthetho behileleke ekuhwebeni okungekho emthethweni kwamazinyo endlovu eChina.
Ukuze zisindise izindlovu, ochwepheshe bazilandelela ehlathini eliseduze nedolobha laseDaloa base bezithulisa ngemicibisholo edakisayo.
Ilungu leqembu uNeil Greenwood lithi: “Sibhekene nesilwane esiyingozi. Lezi zindlovu zithule, ungajika ngokoqobo ekhoneni ukhubeke kulo, bese kulandela ukulimala nokufa.” Izindlovu zicasha ngaphansi kwesembozo sehlathi, zifinyelela kumamitha angu-60 ukuphakama, akuvamile kakhulu ukuzibona ziseduze.
Uma sezibanjiwe, izindlovu zithathwa amakhilomitha angama-250 ziyiswa e-Azagni National Park. Abatakuli kwakudingeka bahambe namasaha namapiki ukuze banqamule ehlathini, kanye namalitha amabili oketshezi lokugeza ukuze bahambise izindlovu ezilele enqoleni. Babe sebephakanyiswa u-crane omkhulu bagibela elolini elidonsayo.
Izisebenzi ze-International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) kwadingeka zisebenzise ukhreni nebhokisi elikhulu lapho izindlovu zazivuka khona, kanye namalitha amabili oketshezi lokugeza ukuze zizinyakaze.
Ilungu leqembu uDkt. Andre Uys uthi: “Akunakwenzeka ukubamba indlovu ngendlela evamile, njengasethafeni.” Ngokuvamile abatakuli basebenzisa izindiza ezinophephela emhlane, kodwa bavinjelwa ihlathi eliminyene lase-Afrika. “I-canopy yehlathi elimsulwa ifinyelela kumamitha angama-60 ukuphakama, okwenza kube nzima ukundiza ngendiza enophephela emhlane. Kuzoba umsebenzi onzima kakhulu.”
Sekukonke, inhlangano ihlela ukusindisa izindlovu ezingaba yishumi nambili, ezizothuthelwa e-Azagni National Park futhi zifakwe amakholomu e-GPS ukuze zilandelele ukunyakaza.
Iziphathimandla zaseCôte d'Ivoire zacela usizo enhlanganweni ukuze zigweme ukufa kwezindlovu.
Umqondisi we-IFAW uCeline Sissler-Benvenue uthi: “Indlovu iwuphawu lwesizwe lwaseCôte d’Ivoire. Ngakho-ke, ngesicelo sikahulumeni, izakhamuzi zendawo zabonisa isineke, zabavumela ukuba bathole enye indlela yobuntu esikhundleni sokudubula.
“Ngemuva kokubheka zonke izixazululo ezingenzeka, siphakamise ukuthi izindlovu siziyise endaweni ephephile.” “Uma sifuna ukusindisa lezi zindlovu ezisengozini, kumele sisukume manje ngesikhathi sonyaka esomile. Lo msebenzi wokuhlenga uxazulula inkinga enkulu yokongiwa kwemvelo futhi unomthelela ekuphepheni nasenhlalakahleni yabantu nezilwane.”
Isibalo sezindlovu zasehlathini akunakwenzeka ukusungula ngokunembile, ngoba izilwane zihlala ngokuhlukana kakhulu. Kunalokho, ososayensi bakala inani likadoti esifundeni ngasinye.
Le nhlangano akukhona okokuqala kukhishwa izindlovu. Ngo-2009, i-IFAW yakhipha izindlovu ezingama-83 ezazibanjwe empini ebulalayo yabantu nezindlovu eMalawi. Lapho izindlovu zinyakaziswa, ziyophaphama ezitsheni zazo lapho isithombo sesigugile.
Umqondisi we-IFAW uCeline Sissler-Benvenue uthi: “Uma sifuna ukusindisa lezi zindlovu ezisengozini, kudingeka sithathe isinyathelo manje ngenkathi eyomile.” Inhlangano esiza umphakathi ikhuthaza iminikelo ukuze isize kulo msebenzi.